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Old 05-21-08 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by skibike951
We do this every Saturday morning when we ride with a group of singles. We ride in a flat area that has very strong cross winds this time of year. Last Saturday's winds were about 20 mph with stronger gusts and the angle was nearly 90 degrees. So it is a disadvantage, for sure, not being able to get the stoker out of the wind in an echelon pace line.

You must have a lot less crowded roads than we do if you get to ride an echelon on your saturday group rides.
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